Eve found Adam in the garden Eden, they made the best of their days until an intruder came along to invade their privacy. It was love everywhere, food was abundant, no worries about expensive clothes, not even neighbors to compete with. But someone got jealous and spoiled all that for them
Jan Van Riebeeck found KhoiKhois in South Africa, they were content, living their lives in a best possible way until the shores of the Cape produced the intruders to disturb their peace. Whatever happened it's well written in the history books, although they make it look like a good thing to ever happened. But if you dig hard enough you’ll find that greediness and jealous is what got them here
Your mom found your dad at your home, they cherished each other, doing what they wanted to do, when they wanted to do it, even on the kitchen until you came along to restrict them to the bedroom. But it’s not your fault if the bedroom became too small for both of them, pushing either one out. You may be the victim of their decision when either one said goodbye, leaving what you call home incomplete, but it’s not your fault
You found other students at school, you were doing your own thing until you picked up that unnecessary competition. I know you didn’t look for it, it found you, it always does, but I hope you survived it because others don’t
You went on to find other employees at your workplace, they welcomed you, others found you as a threat to them even when you didn’t do anything. They saw you as someone who is there to take their jobs, but I hope you remained level-headed and treat them all with respect because jealous might have found a place in their hearts
You’ve got dreams you’re chasing every day, you want to be a better version of yourself and you are doing everything in your power to transform that into reality, but I hope you don’t lose focus when you find other people anywhere you thought it was just gonna be you. I hope you don’t develop envy and cruelty when you find them on a break when you only starting up the first chapter
Wherever you go you’ll always find people crowding the environment you wanna be part of and some will be better than you in every way possible. Maybe you’re an introvert, being alone is the best part of your day, but in life, you don’t always get your wishes granted without a simple equation to solve first, without an intruder to walk pass by. But I hope you don’t push them out, off the ledge to take ownership of what belongs to them too
I hope you learn to live with them irrespective of all the differences you might have. I hope you climb with them when you found them climbing, you walk with them when you find them on a journey and always remember to make it more meaningful, add value and encourage those who are considering giving up when it becomes harder. I hope you don’t worry about competition and envy those who are already few steps ahead of you, nor block the ways for those who quickly catching up on you They say when you reach the top, don’t throw the rocks down the hill because others might still be climbing, I hope you always remember that because “Jealous is a terrible disease”
Some people don’t live to realize their dreams because jealous cut their lives short. Some don’t make it to their destinations because jealous got there first. Some lost their way home because jealous found the place very warm and comforting to welcome anybody else in it Some lost everything they once had, because jealous found it better when it owns, figured it would do better when it owns it irrespective of how they feel about it But I hope you distance yourself from it, you don’t let it infect you, and I hope you welcome everyone even when they don’t welcome you back because everywhere you go there will always be people you’ll find, you’ll always find people owning the place
I hope whatever companionship you find, you don’t destroy it, you play your part instead to keep it going. I hope you don’t find them holding hands and separate them because jealous couldn’t let you admire what you see, what they have. I hope you team up with them, hold hands and form a special bond. You help where you can and never let your pride stand in the way when they offer a helping hand, especially when you really need it
“It’s all about one day at a time, one day at a time”
